Honors College Symposium -- Special Forum Speaker

Harriet L. Wilkes
Honors College Symposium
for Research and Creative Projects

Friday, April 9, 2004

Special Honors College Forum Presentation

Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway

Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Islamic Studies

Al-Quds University in Jerusalem and the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University

”Islam and Women: What paradigm?”

A renowned scholar of Islamic Philosophy and Epistemology, Dr. Abu Sway has published several books and articles on topics ranging from the religious rulings of tenth-century scholar Al-Ghazzali to environmental philosophy through the Islamic worldview. His teachings and writings consistently represent a voice of interfaith dialogue, religious conflict resolution and respectful co-existence. Educated at Bethlehem University (BA) and Boston College (MA, PhD), he has since taught at both of those colleges, along with the International Islamic University of Malaysia and Al-Quds University in Jerusalem. A member of the American Academy of Religion, the American Philosophical Society, and the Muslim-Christian Council of Jerusalem, Dr. Abu Sway currently teaches as a Visiting Fulbright Scholar at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College.

The faculty and students of the Honors College are privileged and honored to have Dr. Abu Sway as a member of their community and would like to publicly extend their gratitude to the Fulbright program for bringing Dr. Abu Sway and his family to the College during this academic year.